Lewis Kimberly

A posed photograph of U.S. Navy officers holding a council of war aboard the Asiatic Squadron flagship, the steam frigate , off Korea in June 1871 prior to the Korean Expedition. Commander Lewis Kimberly, commanding officer of the sloop-of-war , stands second from left. Rear Admiral Lewis Ashfield Kimberly (April 22, 1830 – January 28, 1902) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the years following.

Biography

Early life and career Kimberly was born in Troy, New York, and was appointed a midshipman on 8 December 1846. then in the Pacific aboard the frigate during 1850–52, He then returned to African waters, serving in the sloops and in 1853–56, before joining the newly commissioned steam sloop

Between 1856 and 1860, he kept a notebook of doodles, sketches, and watercolors. Themes included geometric designs, architectural drawings, caricatures, cipher codes, and sketches of his colleagues. In 2008, the USS Constitution Museum acquired it.

Civil War service In 1861–62 Kimberly served aboard the steam frigate , the flagship of the European Squadron, He then commanded the monitor along the east coast in 1873–74. Following his return to the United States in January 1890, Kimberly was appointed President of the Board of Inspection and Survey; holding the post until his retirement on April 2, 1892.

Rear Admiral Kimberly died on January 28, 1902, in West Newton, Massachusetts.

Namesakes Two U.S. Navy destroyers have been named USS Kimberly his honor; (1918–1939) and (1943–1967).